. . . Vanderbilt. The name Dai-Jon means “Gift of Hope.” And as a four-star basketball prospect, Dai-Jon Parker certainly represented that to finalists Georgia, Oklahoma State, Oregon State and Rhode Island. But in the end, Milton High School’s star shooting guard went with what he believed was the best school. He made the announcement [...]
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And the winner of the Dai-Jon Parker sweepstakes is . . .
. . . Vanderbilt. The name Dai-Jon means “Gift of Hope.” And as a four-star basketball prospect, Dai-Jon Parker certainly represented that to finalists Georgia, Oklahoma State, Oregon State and Rhode Island. But in the end, Milton High School’s star shooting guard went with what he believed was the best school. He made the announcement [...]
Roger Federer Hits An Amazing Between-The-Legs Winner AGAIN (Video)
Roger Federer failed to win the U.S. Open last year, but he did hit the shot of the tournament – a winner hit from between his legs in the semifinal against Novak Djokovic. The shot got over 2,000 words from Joe Posnanski, and might have gotten 20,000 more if David Foster Wallace had been alive [...]
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RBR Reading Room: A Time of Champions/Ain’t Nothin’ But A Winner
There is no more iconic moment in the Alabama/Penn State rivalry than the Goal Line Stand during the 1979 Sugar Bowl. That one play has come to embody the physical, determined approach the two teams share toward the game as well as something on the side of the sublime as well. Certainly the fact the [...]
